I don't know if you've seen it, but their are parents that give in to their kids requests with children rationalizing their desire for something simply with "I want it".

I think it's more ruled by the fact that they feel they owe it to their kids or that they've fostered this need in their kids to always gratify their wants. There's less emphasis on critical thinking, which is what I think the author of the post was trying to get at.